Multiple Choice
Which one of the following is not typical of sandy turbidite deposits?
A) They contain land-derived and shallow-water fossil materials, even deposited in deep waters.
B) They form very gently sloping deep-sea fans at the mouths of submarine canyons.
C) Within a depositional layer, they show graded bedding but little stratification.
D) They occur on the continental shelf in cross-stratified dunes with very low silt and clay contents.
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